Former Deputy Minister of Trade under the Mahama administration, Murtala Mohammed has revealed that the land on which the Akufo-Addo-led government will be citing the first factory under the One-District, One-Factory programme was acquired by the previous government.
To that end, he said credit must be given to the previous administration for the role played.
Government has announced that the president will be launching the One-District, One-Factory policy at Ekumfi Eyisam District and construct a fruit processing factory at the place; the first under the programme.
In a statement, the concerned youth of Ekumfi described the decision to construct the factory there as “gratifying and fulfilling.”
The factory, when constructed, will process fruits like pineapples for both the local and international markets.
But speaking in an interview with Valentina Ofori-Afriyie on the 505 programme on Class 91.3FM on Tuesday August 22, Mr Murtala said: “The land was secured through the Regional Coordinating Council, the District and the Central Regional Development Commission.
“The Central Regional Development Commission is like SADA. It is to ensure that poverty is reduced in the region because statistically, the Central Region is the 4th poorest region in Ghana apart from the three northern regions. And, so credit must be given who credit is due.”
Meanwhile, the Coordinator for the One-District, One-Factory programme, Mavis Hawa Koomson, also speaking on the same programme said: “If you acquired the land and a new government has taken over and is continuing with it, what is wrong with that? Must we leave whatever the NDC started? Is that what Murtala want? Because the NDC started it so we shouldn’t allow the factory to be cited there?”
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
